Musings and Photos about Life and Real Estate Development in Post-Industrial Brooklyn and New York City

Monday, January 15, 2007

Carroll Gardens: Land of the Defunct Video Store

423 Smith weighs in with a fun neighborhood post called "Carroll Gardens: Land of Video Stores (many of which are closed, or supported by many other services)." With that kind of title, no need to explain what it's about, right? A small taste:

The Carroll Gardens area is known for many things; for instance, its brownstones, French bulldogs, and lard bread. But one thing this area doesn’t get recognition for is its burgeoning and bustling scene of closed-up video shops as well as video shops who clearly have to do way more than rent videos in order to stay in business.

What follows is a not to be missed tour of the neighborhood video rental scene. (That picture above from 423 Smith? That's the former Video Corner.) Put this post on your must-read list.